POPHITS.ORG PRESENTING

HOT 100

FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 24, 1973
1

Killing Me Softly With His Song

Roberta Flack

↑ 4

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 5

2

Dueling Banjos

Deliverance/Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell

↑ 2

Peak: 2 • 14 wks • Prev: 4

3

Crocodile Rock

Elton John

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 1

4

You're So Vain

Carly Simon

↓ 2

Peak: 1 • 17 wks • Prev: 2

5

Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

The Spinners

↑ 2

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 7

6

Do It Again

Steely Dan

—

Peak: 6 • 17 wks • Prev: 6

7

Last Song

Edward Bear

↑ 6

Peak: 3 • 18 wks • Prev: 13

8

Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend

Lobo

—

Peak: 8 • 13 wks • Prev: 8

9

Love Train

The O'Jays

↑ 6

Peak: 1 • 14 wks • Prev: 15

10

Rocky Mountain High

John Denver

—

Peak: 9 • 19 wks • Prev: 10

11

Oh, Babe, What Would You Say?

Hurricane Smith

↓ 8

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 3

12

Daddy's Home

Jermaine Jackson

↑ 4

Peak: 9 • 18 wks • Prev: 16

13

Dancing In The Moonlight

King Harvest

↑ 1

Peak: 13 • 22 wks • Prev: 14

14

Why Can't We Live Together

Timmy Thomas

↓ 5

Peak: 3 • 15 wks • Prev: 9

15

The Cover Of "Rolling Stone"

Dr. Hook And The Medicine Show

↑ 4

Peak: 6 • 20 wks • Prev: 19

16

Jambalaya (On The Bayou)

The Blue Ridge Rangers

↑ 2

Peak: 16 • 16 wks • Prev: 18

17

Superstition

Stevie Wonder

↓ 5

Peak: 1 • 16 wks • Prev: 12

18

Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001)

Deodato

↑ 7

Peak: 2 • 12 wks • Prev: 25

19

Do You Want To Dance?

Bette Midler

↑ 3

Peak: 17 • 16 wks • Prev: 22

20

The World Is A Ghetto

War

↓ 9

Peak: 7 • 16 wks • Prev: 11

21

Dreidel

Don McLean

↑ 2

Peak: 21 • 12 wks • Prev: 23

22

I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

The Moody Blues

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 10 wks • Prev: 28

23

Love Jones

Brighter Side Of Darkness

↓ 3

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 20

24

Peaceful Easy Feeling

Eagles

↑ 5

Peak: 22 • 12 wks • Prev: 29

25

Trouble Man

Marvin Gaye

↓ 8

Peak: 7 • 12 wks • Prev: 17

26

Danny's Song

Anne Murray

↑ 9

Peak: 7 • 18 wks • Prev: 35

27

Aubrey

Bread

↑ 9

Peak: 15 • 11 wks • Prev: 36

28

I Got Ants In My Pants (and i want to dance) (Part 1)

James Brown

↑ 2

Peak: 27 • 8 wks • Prev: 30

29

Big City Miss Ruth Ann

Gallery

↑ 5

Peak: 23 • 15 wks • Prev: 34

30

Your Mama Don't Dance

Kenny Loggins & Jim Messina

↓ 9

Peak: 4 • 16 wks • Prev: 21

31

Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)

Gladys Knight And The Pips

↑ 9

Peak: 2 • 16 wks • Prev: 40

32

Living Together, Growing Together

The 5th Dimension

—

Peak: 32 • 9 wks • Prev: 32

33

Hummingbird

Seals & Crofts

↑ 5

Peak: 20 • 13 wks • Prev: 38

34

Give Me Your Love

Barbara Mason

↑ 7

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 41

35

Jesus Is Just Alright

The Doobie Brothers

↑ 2

Peak: 35 • 11 wks • Prev: 37

36

Space Oddity

David Bowie

↑ 6

Peak: 15 • 15 wks • Prev: 42

37

Don't Cross The River

America

↑ 6

Peak: 35 • 8 wks • Prev: 43

38

Hi, Hi, Hi

Wings

↓ 14

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 24

39

Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)

Four Tops

↑ 7

Peak: 4 • 15 wks • Prev: 46

40

Dead Skunk

Loudon Wainwright III

↑ 7

Peak: 16 • 13 wks • Prev: 47

41

Good Morning Heartache

Diana Ross

↑ 4

Peak: 34 • 13 wks • Prev: 45

42

Break Up To Make Up

The Stylistics

↑ 11

Peak: 5 • 14 wks • Prev: 53

43

Soul Song

Joe Stampley

↑ 6

Peak: 37 • 13 wks • Prev: 49

44

Stir It Up

Johnny Nash

↑ 6

Peak: 12 • 14 wks • Prev: 50

45

You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio

Joni Mitchell

↓ 19

Peak: 25 • 16 wks • Prev: 26

46

Kissing My Love

Bill Withers

↑ 9

Peak: 31 • 10 wks • Prev: 55

47

Reelin' & Rockin'

Chuck Berry

↓ 20

Peak: 27 • 13 wks • Prev: 27

48

Call Me (Come Back Home)

Al Green

↑ 25

Peak: 10 • 11 wks • Prev: 73

49

Rosalie

Sam Neely

↑ 3

Peak: 43 • 8 wks • Prev: 52

50

Hello Hurray

Alice Cooper

↑ 7

Peak: 35 • 10 wks • Prev: 57

51

Today I Started Loving You Again

Bettye Swann

↑ 3

Peak: 46 • 7 wks • Prev: 54

52

Harry Hippie

Bobby Womack & Peace

↓ 19

Peak: 31 • 12 wks • Prev: 33

53

Master Of Eyes (The Deepness Of Your Eyes)

Aretha Franklin

↑ 10

Peak: 33 • 10 wks • Prev: 63

54

Peaceful

Helen Reddy

↑ 7

Peak: 12 • 17 wks • Prev: 61

55

A Letter To Myself

The Chi-lites

↑ 14

Peak: 33 • 11 wks • Prev: 69

56

Control Of Me

Les Emmerson

↑ 2

Peak: 51 • 9 wks • Prev: 58

57

One Less Set Of Footsteps

Jim Croce

↑ 5

Peak: 37 • 10 wks • Prev: 62

58

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

↓ 19

Peak: 8 • 15 wks • Prev: 39

59

The Message

Cymande

↑ 1

Peak: 48 • 10 wks • Prev: 60

60

Keep On Singing

Austin Roberts

↑ 5

Peak: 50 • 8 wks • Prev: 65

61

Sing

Carpenters

★ NEW

Peak: 3 • 14 wks

62

Love Is What You Make It

The Grass Roots

↑ 4

Peak: 55 • 10 wks • Prev: 66

63

Masterpiece

The Temptations

★ NEW

Peak: 7 • 14 wks

64

Cook With Honey

Judy Collins

↑ 12

Peak: 32 • 11 wks • Prev: 76

65

Palace Guard

Rick Nelson And The Stone Canyon Band

↑ 2

Peak: 65 • 5 wks • Prev: 67

66

Bitter Bad

Melanie

↑ 13

Peak: 36 • 10 wks • Prev: 79

67

Happy

Bobby Darin

↑ 3

Peak: 67 • 8 wks • Prev: 70

68

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree

Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando

↑ 12

Peak: 1 • 23 wks • Prev: 80

69

Follow Your Daughter Home

The Guess Who

↑ 3

Peak: 61 • 7 wks • Prev: 72

70

Lost Horizon

Shawn Phillips

↑ 5

Peak: 63 • 6 wks • Prev: 75

71

How Can I Tell You

Travis Wammack

↑ 3

Peak: 68 • 7 wks • Prev: 74

72

Pardon Me Sir

Joe Cocker

↑ 13

Peak: 51 • 8 wks • Prev: 85

73

Superman

Donna Fargo

★ NEW

Peak: 41 • 9 wks

74

Little Willy

The Sweet

↑ 3

Peak: 3 • 23 wks • Prev: 77

75

Do It In The Name Of Love

Candi Staton

↑ 6

Peak: 63 • 9 wks • Prev: 81

76

Step By Step

Joe Simon

↑ 10

Peak: 37 • 12 wks • Prev: 86

77

Magic Woman Touch

The Hollies

↑ 5

Peak: 60 • 8 wks • Prev: 82

78

Daisy A Day

Jud Strunk

↑ 10

Peak: 14 • 16 wks • Prev: 88

79

Don't Burn Me

Paul Kelly

↑ 4

Peak: 79 • 5 wks • Prev: 83

80

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia

Vicki Lawrence

↑ 10

Peak: 1 • 20 wks • Prev: 90

81

One Man Band (Plays All Alone)

Ronnie Dyson

↑ 8

Peak: 28 • 13 wks • Prev: 89

82

Boo, Boo, Don't 'Cha Be Blue

Tommy James

↑ 2

Peak: 70 • 6 wks • Prev: 84

83

Dream Me Home

Mac Davis

↑ 4

Peak: 73 • 7 wks • Prev: 87

84

Walk On The Wild Side

Lou Reed

↑ 8

Peak: 16 • 14 wks • Prev: 92

85

Drift Away

Dobie Gray

★ NEW

Peak: 5 • 21 wks

86

Wildflower

Skylark

↑ 13

Peak: 9 • 21 wks • Prev: 99

87

Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me

The New Seekers

★ NEW

Peak: 29 • 13 wks

88

Good Morning

Michael Redway

↑ 7

Peak: 85 • 4 wks • Prev: 95

89

Bell Bottom Blues

Eric Clapton

↑ 7

Peak: 78 • 5 wks • Prev: 96

90

Wish That I Could Talk To You

The Sylvers

↑ 3

Peak: 77 • 10 wks • Prev: 93

91

Breaking Up Somebody's Home

Albert King

—

Peak: 91 • 2 wks • Prev: 91

92

Sail On Sailor

The Beach Boys

★ NEW

Peak: 49 • 17 wks

93

Names, Tags, Numbers & Labels

The Association

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 5 wks

94

Funky Worm

Ohio Players

★ NEW

Peak: 15 • 19 wks

95

Girl You Need A Change Of Mind (Part 1)

Eddie Kendricks

★ NEW

Peak: 87 • 3 wks

96

Stop, Wait & Listen

Circus

★ NEW

Peak: 91 • 4 wks

97

Love Music

The Raiders

↑ 1

Peak: 97 • 5 wks • Prev: 98

98

She's Got To Be A Saint

Ray Price

↑ 2

Peak: 93 • 4 wks • Prev: 100

99

Teddy Bear Song

Barbara Fairchild

★ NEW

Peak: 32 • 19 wks

100

We Did It

Syl Johnson

★ NEW

Peak: 95 • 3 wks

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